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the place Avhere the motion occurred. In an instant, the crust was 

 broken asunder by a terrific heave, and a jet of molten lava, full 

 fifteen feet in diameter, rose to the height of about forty-five feet, with 

 a most appalling noise. He instantly turned for the purpose of 

 escaping ; but found that he was now under a projecting ledge, which 

 opposed his ascent, and that the place where he had descended was 

 some feet distant. The heat was already too great to permit him to 

 turn his face towards it, and was every moment increasing ; while the 

 violence of the throes, which shook the rock beneath his feet, aug- 

 mented. Although he considered his life as lost, he did not omit the 

 means for preserving it ; but offering a mental prayer for the Divine 

 aid, he strove, although in vain, to scale the projecting rock. While 

 thus engaged, he called in English upon his native attendants for aid ; 

 and looking upwards, saw the friendly hand of Kalumo, — who on this 

 fearful occasion had not abandoned his spiritual guide and friend, — 

 extended towards him. Ere he could grasp it, the fiery jet again 

 rose above their heads, and Kalumo shrunk back, scorched and terri- 

 fied, until excited by a second appeal, he again stretched forth his 

 hand, and seizing Dr. Judd's, with a giant's grasp, their joint efforts 

 placed him on the ledge. Another moment, and all aid would have 

 been unavailing to save Dr. Judd from perishing in the fiery deluge. 



In looking for the natives, they were seen some hundreds of yards 

 distant, running as fast as their legs could carry them. On his call- 

 ing to them, however, they returned, and brought the frying-pan and 

 pole. By this time, about ten or fifteen minutes had elapsed ; the 

 crater was full of lava, running over at the lower or northern side, 

 when Dr. Judd was enabled to dip up a pan of it ; it was, however, 

 too cold to take an impression, and had a crust on its top. On a 

 second trial he was successful, and while it was red hot, he endea- 

 voured to stamp it with a navy button, but the whole sunk by its own 

 weight, being composed of a frothy lava, and became suddenly cold, 

 leaving only the mark of the general shape of the button, without any 

 distinct impression. The cake he thus obtained, (for it resembled 

 precisely a charred pound-cake,) was added to our collections, and is 

 now in the hall where they are deposited. This lake I have desig- 

 nated as Judd's Lake, and believe that few will dispute his being 

 entitled to the honour of having it called after him. Dr. Judd now 

 found that he had no time to lose, for the lava was flowing so rapidly 

 to the north, that their retreat might be cut off", and the whole 

 party be destroyed. They therefore at once took leave of the spot, 



